Edwards out as SUSD candidate

By Keith ReidRecord Staff Writer

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By Keith ReidRecord Staff Writer

Posted Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:15 PM

By Keith ReidRecord Staff Writer
Posted Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:15 PM

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STOCKTON — Stockton Recreation Commissioner Aaron Edwards is no longer a candidate for the Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees, San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters Austin Erdman said.

When contacted Monday, Edwards said he filed his paperwork but that somebody has anonymously “contested” his Form 700, a document that lists a candidate’s address and other qualifications.

Erdman said that isn’t true. He said no one has contested any paperwork, but that Edwards missed the deadline and attempted to file his paperwork on Aug. 12, four days after the deadline had passed.

“He can sue me and potentially get a judge to order me to put him on the ballot,” Erdman said.

Edwards said he is meeting with a lawyer and is hoping to get a court date.

“I’ll be back on the ballot by the end of next week,” Edwards said.

Edwards has long planned to challenge incumbent Steve Smith for his seat in Area 7 on the Board of Trustees. Other candidates for the position are Fathers & Families founder Sammy Nuñez and former district principal Patricia Hague.

Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or kreid@recordnet.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/edublog.